1968 Sebring 12 Hrs


23 March 1968 - Sebring (USA): Round 2, International Manufacturers Championship. Round 1, Challenge Mondial. Round 2, Endurance Triple Crown.
12 Hour duration in which 237 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 1232.400 miles/1983.352 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 49 Jo Siffert/Hans Herrmann/Rolf Stommelen* Porsche 907 2.2 Porsche System Engineering 227   1 2m49.4 Prototype 3000 1
2 51 Vic Elford/Jochen Neerspasch/Joe Buzzetta* Porsche 907 2.2 Porsche System Engineering 226   6 2m51.4 Prototype 3000 2
3 15 Mark Donohue/Craig Fisher Chevrolet Camaro Penske-Hilton Racing 221   13 3m01.2 Trans-Am 5000 1
4 16 Craig Fisher/Joe Welch/Bob Johnson Chevrolet Camaro Penske-Hilton Racing 217   17 3m02.7 Trans-Am 5000 2
5 31 Jerry Titus/Ronnie Bucknum/George Follmer* Ford Mustang Shelby Racing 217   16 3m02.6 Trans-Am 5000 3
6 3 Hap Sharp/Dave Morgan/Joseph Ausburn^/Dave Dooley^ Chevrolet Corvette Sunray DX Oil Company 208   27 3m09.2 Grand Touring +5000 1
7 59 Robert Kirby/Alan Johnson Porsche 911S Don Burns VW 208   37 3m19.6 Grand Touring 2000 1
8 60 Pete Harrison/Gregg Loomis/Jack Ryan Porsche 911S Gregg Loomis 204   40 3m20.6 Grand Touring 2000 2
9 61 Jacques Duval/Horst Kroll Porsche 911S Jacques Duval 203   47 3m26.8 Grand Touring 2000 3
10 44 Paddy Hopkirk/Andrew Hedges MGC British Motor Co. 195   49 3m27.0 Prototype 3000 3
11 33 John McComb/Paul Richards/Bob Tullius^/Dave Dooley^ Ford Mustang John McComb 195   36 3m17.0 Trans-Am 5000 4
12 24 Peter Revson/Skip Scott/John Martin^/George Follmer* AMC Javelin Javelin Racing Team 193   24 3m07.2 Trans-Am 5000 5
13 62 Jean-Pierre Hanrioud/Sylvain Garant Porsche 911S Jean-Pierre Hanrioud 190   55 3m31.2 Grand Touring 2000 4
14 72 Raffaele Pinto/Luigi Taramazzo/Claudio Maglioli Lancia Fulvia HF HF Squadra 187   58 3m34.4 Prototype 2000 1
15 74 Gerald Truitt/Randy Canfield MG Midget Donald Healey Motor Co. 185   59 3m41.0 Sports 1600 1
16 30 David Piper/Edward Nelson Ford GT40 Edward Nelson Racing 184   11 2m59.0 Sports 5000 1
17 38 François Favreau/Marius Amyot/Andre Samson Ford Mustang Gagnon Spring Inc. 184   57 3m33.2 Trans-Am 5000 6
18 66 Gary Rodriguez/Richard McDaniel/Bill Brack MGB British Motor Co. 183   65 3m56.2 Grand Touring 2000 5
19 80 Dan Torpy/E. Dale Keenan Chevrolet Corvette William H. Laughlin 171   30 3m13.8 Grand Touring +5000 2
20 58 Rico Steinemann/Dieter Spoerry Porsche 910 Squadra Tartaruga 168   15 3m02.4 Prototype 2000 2
21 19 Jim Murphy/John Moore Chevrolet Camaro HRH Corporation 168   42 3m32.0 Trans-Am 5000 7
22 52 Rick Cline/Michael Pickering Triumph GT6 Richard B. Cline 168   67 4m00.0 Grand Touring 2000 6
NC 20 David McClain/Dick Boo Chevrolet Camaro Padrick Chevrolet 164   43 3m24.2 Trans-Am 5000 8
NC 84 Rajah Rodgers/Richard Robson/Bill Buchman^ Jaguar E-type Coquina Motors 161   61 3m43.0 Grand Touring 5000  
NC 18 Jim Corwin/Fred Pipin Chevrolet Camaro Jim Corwin 161   44 3m24.8 Trans-Am 5000 9
NC 23 Bruce Jennings/Charlie Rainville/Paul Pettey^ Mercury Cougar Squadra Course Verona 159   28 3m12.0 Trans-Am 5000 10
NC 7 Or Costanzo/William Harris/Dave Heinz Chevrolet Corvette Slaton Chevrolet 158   38 3m20.0 Grand Touring +5000 3
NC 17 Joie Chitwood/Dave Horchler/Richard Hoffman Chevrolet Camaro Chitwood Racing 158   41 3m21.4 Trans-Am 5000 11
NC 29 Paul Hawkins/David Hobbs Ford GT40 John Wyer Automotive Engineering / Gulf 157   7 2m51.6 Sports 5000 2
NC 64 Bob Bailey/Jim Locke Porsche 906 B & B Motors 157   25 3m08.4 Sports 2000  
NC 67 Jim Gammon/Chris Waldron/Ben Scott/Thomas D.Harris* MGB Waldron Motors 148   62 3m44.0 Grand Touring 2000 7
NC 26 Janet Guthrie/Liane Engeman/William Haenalt* AMC Javelin G & H Engineering 144   68 4m03.2 Trans-Am 5000  
NC 95 Arthur Cohn/Don Pickett/Tony Lilly Beach Prototype Volkswagen Arthur Cohn 140   66 3m57.6 Prototype 2000 3
DNF 14 Norberto Mastandrea/Ralph Noseda Chevrolet Camaro Mar Shipping 132 Clutch 52 3m28.6 Trans-Am 5000  
NC 85 Donna Mae Mims/Michael Summers Yenko Stinger Best Sports Cars 130   60 3m42.9 Prototype 3000  
DNF 76 Richard Thompson/Ed Lowther/Ray Heppenstall Howmet TX Continental Howmet Corporation 125 Engine mountings 3 2m50.6 Prototype 3000  
NC 73 Clive Baker/Mike Garton Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans Donald Healey Motor Co. 125   50 3m28.0 Prototype 2000  
DNF 9 Scooter Patrick/Dave Jordan/Herb Caplan* Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet American International Racing Corp. 103 Piston 4 2m50.8 Sports 5000  
NC 27 Hugh Kleinpeter/Bruce Hollander/Ray Mummery Shelby GT350 Port of Entry Motors 98   53 3m29.8 Grand Touring 5000  
DNF 25 George Follmer/Jerry Grant/Skip Scott/John Martin^ AMC Javelin Javelin Racing Team 90 Engine 20 3m04.4 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 68 Earl Sylvia/Dave Domizi/Robert Fogle Lotus Europa Dyno Racing 81 Accident 48 3m26.8 Sports 1600  
DNF 96 Richard G. Kondracki/Fred Andrews, Jr. Triumph Spitfire Richard P. Cline 72 Accident 71 4m24.5 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 71 Claudio Maglioli/Bert Everett/Ove Andersson Lancia Fulvia HF Zagato [1911] HF Squadra 67 Engine 54 3m30.6 Prototype 2000  
DNF 32 Allan Moffat/Horst Kwech/George Follmer^ Ford Mustang Shelby Racing 63 Engine 22 3m06.6 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 11 Mike De Udy/Hugh Dibley Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet [SL73/105] Mike de Udy 61 Engine 9 2m52.8 Sports 5000  
DNF 86 John Witt/Milo Vega/John Cameron Triumph TR4A John Cameron 59 Engine 64 3m46.6 Grand Touring 3000  
DNF 21 Billy Yuma/Bill Boye/C.Reed Knight* Chevrolet Camaro Bill Boye Racing 55 Engine 56 3m32.4 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 47 Jim Dittemore/Bob Tullius^/Mike Rothschild^ Triumph TR250 K Leyland Motor Corporation 49 Suspension 39 3m20.2 Prototype 3000  
DNF 4 Jerry Thompson/Tony DeLorenzo/Dave Dooley^ Chevrolet Corvette Sunray DX Oil Company 48 Drive shaft 23 3m07.2 Grand Touring +5000  
DNF 48 Gerhard Mitter/Rolf Stommelen/Hans Herrmann* Porsche 907 [023] Porsche System Engineering 46 Con rod 5 2m50.8 Prototype 3000  
DNF 63 Sepp Greger/Malte Huth Porsche 911S Sepp Greger 46 Piston 46 3m25.2 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 81 Al Unser/Lloyd Ruby Chevrolet Camaro Samadco Ltd. / Smokey Yunick 43 Engine 14 3m01.2 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 2 Pedro Rodriguez/Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette Sunray DX Oil Company 43 Engine 19 3m04.0 Grand Touring +5000  
DNF 37 George Wintersteen/Malcolm Starr Ford Mustang Starr Racing 43 Engine 31 3m14.6 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 12 Wilton T. Jowett, Jr./Claude Cardwell/Robert Mouat* Chevrolet Camaro Wilton T. Jowett 40 Valve 32 3m16.0 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 10 Jo Bonnier/Sten Axelsson Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet [SL73/101] Ecurie Bonnier 40 Contaminated fuel 10 2m54.4 Sports 5000  
DNF 42 Mauro Bianchi/Henri Grandsire Alpine A211 Renault [1727] Societé Automobiles Alpine 39 Timing 12 3m00.4 Prototype 3000  
DNF 28 Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman Ford GT40 [1075] John Wyer Automotive Engineering / Gulf 36 Clutch 2 2m50.4 Sports 5000  
DNF 55 Armando Capriles/Alfredo Atencio^ Porsche 906LE Raceco 35 Accident damage 26 3m09.0 Prototype 2000  
DNF 39 Fausto Merello/Guillermo Ortega^/John Gunn^ Ferrari 250LM [6107] Raceco of Miami 33 Engine 21 3m05.6 Sports 5000  
DNF 36 Ruben Novoa/Fred van Beuren, Jr.^/Raul Perez Gama^ Ford Mustang Dos Caballos Racing Team 25 Gearbox 29 3m13.0 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 56 Karl Foitek/Rudi Lins^ Porsche 910 Valvoline Racing Team 16 Accident 18 3m03.0 Prototype 2000  
DNF 34 Sam Posey/Milt Minter^ Ford Mustang Mathews Racing Team 16 Brakes 33 3m16.1 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 8 Lothar Motschenbacher/Ed Leslie^/Dick Guldstrand^ Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet [SL73/117] American International Racing Corp. 12 Clutch 34 3m16.4 Sports 5000  
DNF 35 Bob Grossman/Bob Dini^ Ford Mustang Randy's Auto Body 11 Engine 45 3m25.2 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 22 Billy Hagan/John McVeigh^/Frans Gillebard^ Mercury Cougar Billy Hagan 10 Engine 51 3m28.4 Trans-Am 5000  
DNF 50 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Joe Buzzetta^/Jochen Neerspasch^/Bib Elford* Porsche 907 [025] Porsche System Engineering 7 Valve spring 8 2m51.8 Prototype 3000  
DNF 93 Arthur Mollin/Art Riley^/Nick Cone^ TVR Grantura 1800S Arthur Mollin Racing 6 Suspension 63 3m45.2 Sports 2000  
DNS 69 Ed Hugus/Chuck Dietrich Lotus 47 BMW Elsco BMW   Engine 35 3m16.4 Prototype 2000  
DNS 57 Jim McDaniel/Glen Sullivan Porsche 911R [118990015R] HRH Corporation     69 no time Prototype 2000  
DNS 70 Eugene Nearburg/Paul Jett Lotus 47 BMW Elsco BMW   Engine 70 no time Prototype 2000  
DNS 90 Bill Bencker/Wilbur Pickett/Roger Newman/Bill Bean* Porsche 911 Bill Bencker   DSQ - car not eligible   no time Grand Touring 2000  
DNS 91 Dieter Oest/Sam Feinstein/Roger Newman/Nicholas Davidson* Porsche 356B Carrera 2 Dieter Oest   Engine   no time Grand Touring 2000  
DNA 45 Jacques Couture/Max Merrierre Ferrari 250LM George Wooley         Sports 5000  
DNA 87 Fred Baker Porsche 906 Fred J. Baker         Prototype 2000  
DNA 88 Werner Frank/Ralph Trieschmann Porsche 906 Werner Frank         Prototype 2000  
DNA   Charles Vögele/Silvio Moser Porsche 910 Charles Vögele         Prototype 3000  
DNA   Ray Heppenstall Howmet TX Continental Howmet Corporation         Prototype 3000  
DNA   Edward Alvarez/Ed Wilson Ferrari Dino 206S Edward Alvarez         Prototype 3000  
DNA   Bud Gates/Bill Fuller Chevrolet Corvette Bud Gates         Grand Touring +5000  
DNA   Herb Caplan Chevrolet Corvette American International Racing Corp.         Grand Touring +5000  
DNA   Bert Everett Porsche 911S Bob Holbert         Grand Touring 2000  
DNA   William Wonder/Ray Cuomo Ford GT40 William Wonder         Sports 5000  
DNA   William C. Morton Lotus Elan William C. Morton         Sports 1600  
DNA   Jim Downing Ford Mustang Jim Downing         Trans-Am 5000  
DNA     Ferrari Dino 206S North American Racing Team         Prototype 2000  

 
Winning Time: 12h01m19.225, 102.512 mph/164.977 kph
Fastest Lap: Scooter Patrick #9 (Lola-Chevrolet T70 Mk3B), 2m49.0, 110.769 mph/178.265 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 17/02/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net